AltitudeOmics: Exercise-induced supraspinal fatigue is attenuated in healthy humans after acclimatization to high altitude

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 875-888

  Goodall, S ^a   Twomey, R ^b   Amann, M ^c   Ross, E Z ^d   Lovering, A T ^e   Romer, L M ^f   Subudhi, A W ^g,h   Roach, R C ^h  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^f BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Altitude; Exercise; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEOXYGENATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVE STIMULATION; OXYGENATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRASPINAL FATIGUE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; EXERCISE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 84896049142     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12241     Document Type: Article

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